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Coordinates	19°46′12″N43°51′2″N
playername	Roberto Di Matteo
fullname	Roberto Di Matteo
dateofbirth	May 29, 1970
cityofbirth	Schaffhausen
countryofbirth	Switzerland
height
position	Midfielder
currentclub	Chelsea(assistant manager)
years1	1988–1991 |clubs1 Schaffhausen |caps1 50 |goals1 2
years2	1991–1992 |clubs2 Zürich |caps2 34 |goals2 6
years3	1992–1993 |clubs3 Aarau |caps3 33 |goals3 1
years4	1993–1996 |clubs4 Lazio |caps4 87 |goals4 7
years5	1996–2002 |clubs5 Chelsea |caps5 119 |goals5 15
totalcaps	323 |totalgoals 31
nationalyears1	1994–1998 |nationalteam1 Italy |nationalcaps1 34 |nationalgoals1 2
manageryears1	2008–2009 |managerclubs1 Milton Keynes Dons
manageryears2	2009–2011 |managerclubs2 West Bromwich Albion
manageryears3	2011– |managerclubs3 Chelsea (assistant manager) }}

Roberto Di Matteo (born 29 May 1970), is a Swiss-born Italian former professional footballer and the current Assistant First Team Coach of Chelsea. As a midfielder, he enjoyed spells at Schaffhausen, Zürich Aarau, Lazio, and Chelsea. He was capped by Italy 34 times, scoring two goals for the Italian national team, and played for them in the Euro 1996 and 1998 World Cup. He retired as a player in February 2002 at the age of 31 through injury problems.

Club career

Switzerland and Italy

Born in Switzerland to Italian parents, Di Matteo began his career with Swiss club Schaffhausen, before joining Zürich in 1991 and Aarau a year later. He won the Swiss Nationalliga A with Aarau in 1993 and in the same season was awarded Switzerland's Player of the Year award. He signed for Lazio in the summer of 1993 on a free transfer. Di Matteo became a regular in the Lazio side and made his debut for Italy during his time with the Rome giants for three seasons. However, a falling out with coach Zdeněk Zeman over a defensive error which resulted in a loss to Internazionale, ended his career with the club. As a result he was signed by Ruud Gullit for English side Chelsea for a then club record fee of £4.9 million.

Chelsea

Di Matteo made an impressive start to his Chelsea career, scoring the winner against Middlesbrough on his home debut. His passing ability and accurate long-distance shooting saw him become one of the driving forces of Chelsea's resurgence in the late 1990s. He contributed nine goals in his first season, including long-range efforts against both Tottenham Hotspur and Wimbledon. He helped the club finish 6th in the league, their highest placing since 1989–90, and reach the 1997 FA Cup Final at Wembley. Within 42 seconds of the kick-off, Di Matteo scored from 30 yards, to set Chelsea on their way to a 2–0 win. This was the quickest goal scored in a cup final at the old Wembley, although Louis Saha has since broken the record for the fastest goal scored in an FA Cup final - ironically, scored against Chelsea in the 2009 renewal.

The following season he again proved his worth to the team, chipping in with ten goals and numerous assists, as Chelsea went on to claim the Football League Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup, their first European honour since 1971. In the League Cup final, again against Middlesbrough, Di Matteo scored the second goal in a 2–0 win. Season 1998–99 turned out to be a special season for Chelsea as they went on an unbeaten run of over 20 games to finish third in the Premier League and qualify for the Champions League. Di Matteo played a pivotal role in midfield next to Gustavo Poyet, Dennis Wise and Dan Petrescu and scored some memorable goals, among them a strike against Coventry City in the dying seconds of the game.

During the 1999–00 season he was hampered by injury but returned late in the season to score a handful of crucial goals, including his third Cup-winning goal at Wembley, once again in the FA Cup. In a dour match, Di Matteo capitalised on an error by Aston Villa goalkeeper David James to score the winner in the 71st minute, handing Chelsea their fourth major trophy in three years. This lead Di Matteo to comment on the old Wembley Stadium saying "It's a shame they're tearing the old place down – it has been a very lucky ground for me".

Early into the 2000–01 season, Di Matteo sustained a triple leg fracture in a UEFA Cup tie against Swiss side St. Gallen and spent the next eighteen months on the sidelines. He eventually gave up on his comeback and retired in February 2002 at the age of 31. In his six years at Chelsea, he made 175 appearances and scored 26 goals. He never lost at Old Trafford. He was selected in the squad of Chelsea's greatest ever XI, and former manager Claudio Ranieri handed him the honour of leading the Chelsea team out in the 2002 FA Cup Final, which Chelsea went on to lose 2–0 to rivals Arsenal. Di Matteo returned to Chelsea the 29 June 2011, being appointed as Andre Villas-Boas new assistant Manager.

Management career

Milton Keynes Dons

In July 2008, Di Matteo was appointed as Milton Keynes Dons new manager after Paul Ince left to join Blackburn Rovers. He in turn appointed former Chelsea colleague Eddie Newton as his assistant and Ade Mafe, who appeared at the 1984 Summer Olympics and worked at Chelsea during Di Matteo's time there, as his fitness coach. He began qualifying for his UEFA coaching licences while still playing – completing his "B" licence during his time with Chelsea. In his first season with MK Dons, he led them to third place in League One behind Leicester and Peterborough. They lost in the play-offs semi-finals against Scunthorpe on penalties.

West Bromwich Albion

Di Matteo was snapped up as West Bromwich Albion Head Coach. In his first season, the team finished second in the Football League Championship, behind favourites Newcastle United, winning automatic promotion to the Premier League.

On 14 August 2010, Roberto Di Matteo returned to Stamford Bridge as Head Coach of West Brom but saw his side thrashed 6–0 on the opening day of the 2010–11 Premier League season. However, Albion bounced back in the very next week, beating Sunderland 1–0 at The Hawthorns. After five games they had accumulated seven points, their best start to a Premier League Season. In the sixth game Di Matteo lead his team to a 3–2 victory against Arsenal at the Emirates stadium. Di Matteo was named Premier League Manager of the Month for September 2010. He also praised the spirit of his players after West Brom's 2–2 draw at Manchester United on 16 October 2010. However, during December 2010 and January 2011, the club had a period of poor form, winning only one of ten matches. Whilst it was evident that the majority of fans were still loyal to Di Matteo, the 3-0 defeat to Manchester City on 5 February 2011 proved the final straw for the board and Di Matteo was relieved of his duties with immediate effect. First-Team Coach Michael Appleton was placed in control of first-team affairs on a temporary basis.

Chelsea

On the 29 June 2011, Di Matteo was announced as the new assistant manager to new Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas.

Personal life

Di Matteo currently lives in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire he is married to a South-West London Girl who he married 2 years ago.

Honours

Player

FC Aarau

Swiss Super League (1): 1993

Chelsea

FA Cup (2): 1997, 2000

League Cup (1): 1998

UEFA Cup Winner's Cup (1): 1998

UEFA Super Cup (1): 1998

Charity Shield (1): 2000

Manager

West Bromwich Albion

Football League Championship Promotion: 2009-10 (Runners-up)

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Premier League Manager of the Month (1): September 2010

Manager

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Team	From	To	Record
!G!!W!!D!!L!!Win %
align=left	MK Dons			52	|	11	14
align=left	West Bromwich Albion			83	|	19	24
colspan="3"	Total	135	67	|	38

References

External links

National Football Teams Profile

Di Matteo at Chelsea

MK Dons linked with Di Matteo

MK Dons profile

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Coordinates	19°46′12″N43°51′2″N
Name	Wladimir Klitschko
Realname	Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Klychko
Nickname	Dr. Steelhammer
Height
Reach
Weight	Heavyweight
Nationality	Ukrainian
Birth date	March 25, 1976
Birth place	Semipalatinsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Style	Orthodox
Total	59
Wins	56
Ko	49
Losses	3
Losses by ko	3
Draws	0
No contests	0 }}

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Wladimir Klitschko (born 25 March 1976) is a Ukrainian heavyweight boxer. Klitschko is the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO & ''Ring Magazine'' Heavyweight Champion. His older brother Vitali Klitschko is the current WBC Heavyweight Champion. Klitschko is the longest reigning Heavyweight Champion in history for the IBF, WBO & IBO heavyweight titles, both in measurements of defenses and time & the 7th longest reigning heavyweight champion of all time. As of 2011, ''Boxrec'' rates Klitschko as the number 2 pound-for-pound in the world. ''Ring Magazine'' currently rates Klitschko as the number six pound-for-pound boxer in the world.

Since 2005, Klitschko has been the dominant force in the heavyweight division, defeating a majority of the top heavyweights in the rankings. When Klitschko won the IBF title against Chris Byrd there were four separate heavyweight champions. Since then he has unified the IBF, IBO, WBO & WBA belts and defeated the WBA champion in recess. Following his win over Ruslan Chagaev, Klitschko was awarded the vacant Ring Magazine Heavyweight Title. He works behind a strong left jab and possesses one of the strongest right crosses in boxing. Klitschko is a safety first fighter; however, he tends to methodically break down his opponents over a series of rounds. Emanuel Steward, Klitschko's trainer, has also pointed out that Klitschko's ability to hurt opponents late on in fights (Tony Thompson, Samuel Peter, etc.) is a sign of his power. He has gone on to say that he feels Klitschko is one of the hardest punchers in heavyweight history.

Early life

Klitschko was born in Semipalatinsk (now Semey, Kazakhstan). Though a celebrity in his former adopted home of Germany, he moved with his older brother Vitali to Beverly Hills, California, USA, in 2004. Their father, Vladimir Rodionovich Klitschko (1947–2011), was a Soviet Air Force major general and a military attaché of Ukraine in Germany. He was also one of the commanders in charge of cleaning up the effects of the Chernobyl disaster in 1986 and was afterward diagnosed with cancer. Their mother is Nadezhda Ulyanovna.

In the summer of 1996, Klitschko finished Pereyaslav-Khmelnitsky Pedagogical Institute (Ukraine) and was accepted in the postgraduate study program of Kiev University. On 18 January 2001 in a conference hall of Kiev University of physical science and sports, Klitschko presented his doctoral dissertation and was awarded a PhD in Sports Science. Klitschko speaks five languages: Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, German and English. At the beginning of his professional career, he began using the German transliteration of his name, ''Wladimir''.

Amateur career

In 1993, Klitschko won the Junior European Championships as a heavyweight. In 1994, he received 2nd place at the Junior World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. In 1995, he won the gold medal at the Military Championships in Ariccia, Italy, defeating Luan Krasniqi, who he had lost to in the third round of the World Championships in Berlin, Germany earlier that year. In 1996, he captured 2nd place as a Super Heavyweight at the European Championships in Vejle, Denmark. He had an amateur record of 134–6.

Known as "The Steel Hammer," Klitschko first achieved world attention at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He defeated Paea Wolfgramm to win the Super-Heavyweight gold medal. He is now announced as "Dr. Steel Hammer," a name more in the vein of his brother, Vitali, who goes by "Dr. Ironfist."

Professional career

Klitschko turned professional with Universum Box-Promotion in Hamburg under the tutelage of Fritz Sdunek.

He suffered his first setback after 24 bouts without a loss to journeyman Ross Puritty, who entered the bout with a record of 24–13–1. Wladimir Klitschko's coach, Fritz Sdunek, jumped into the ring and stopped the fight.

First world title

On 14 October 2000, in Cologne's Kölnarena (Germany), Klitschko won the WBO Heavyweight Championship from American Chris Byrd. Byrd had previously upset his elder brother Vitali (who pulled out injured during their bout). After five successful defenses of the WBO belt, Klitschko suffered an upset loss to Corrie Sanders. Sanders battered Klitschko for two rounds knocking him out on 8 March 2003, in Hannover, Germany.

Third loss

After winning two minor bouts in Germany and enlisting the services of legendary boxing trainer Emmanuel Steward, Klitschko again fought for the vacated WBO title on 10 April 2004, in Las Vegas, against Lamon Brewster. Klitschko sent Brewster to the canvas in the fourth round; however, things turned around in the fifth when Brewster's punches began backing him up. Not defending himself and leaning into ropes for support, Klitschko took a standing eight count. On unsteady legs, Klitschko went to his knees after the bell and the referee stopped the fight for his safety.

Return to form

Following his loss to Brewster, Klitschko began his journey back towards the top of the heavyweight division. First, he defeated DaVarryl Williamson by technical decision. The fight was stopped due to a Klitschko cut caused by an accidental headbutt. He then knocked out undefeated Eliseo Castillo. Klitschko then signed to fight undefeated power puncher Samuel Peter in an IBF eliminator. The much anticipated bout proved to be hugely entertaining. It went some way towards redeeming Klitschko in the heavyweight division. Though Peter scored three knockdowns (two in round 5, one in round 10) Klitschko withstood the Nigerian's power and went on to dominate for long periods. He even rocked Peter in the final round. The win against Peter showed that Klitschko was capable of defeating power punchers.

IBF Champion

On 22 April 2006, in Mannheim, Germany, Klitschko again defeated Chris Byrd, this time by technical knockout, in a contest for the IBF & IBO Heavyweight Championship. Referee Wayne Kelly stopped the fight in the seventh round after a knockdown—Byrd beat the count, but his face was battered and bloody, and the fight was waved off. Klitschko then defeated mandatory challenger Ray Austin on 10 March 2007, at the SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany by a second-round knockout with four consecutive left hooks to Austin's head. Klitschko did not use his right hand once during the fight, doing all his work with his left jab and left hook. Klitschko then avenged one of his previous losses as he defeated Lamon Brewster on 7 July 2007, in Cologne, Germany. Brewster's corner asked the referee to stop the fight at the end of the sixth round. It was later revealed that Klitschko fought most of the fight with a broken middle finger on his left hand.

Klitschko vs Ibragimov Unification

Klitschko defeated WBO Heavyweight Champion Sultan Ibragimov at Madison Square Garden in New York City on 23 February 2008 to unify the IBF, IBO & WBO heavyweight titles. The Klitschko-Ibragimov fight was the first heavyweight unification since Holyfield-Lewis in 1999. The unification clash with Ibragimov proved to be a huge disappointment for fans. Klitschko was very dominant from the first bell. He backed Ibragimov into a corner and proceeded to push down Ibragimov's glove with his left hand so he could not throw a punch. Though Klitschko won every single round the crowd in New York began booing after the second round. The boos and jeers increased as the fight progressed in the same fashion. Ibragimov's corner was almost silent from the sixth round onwards unable to give their man any meaningful advice.

On 12 July 2008, at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Klitschko defeated Tony Thompson by eleventh round knockout.

Klitschko was scheduled to defend his titles against Alexander Povetkin later in 2008, but on 25 October, Povetkin withdrew from the fight due to an ankle injury. Instead, Klitschko faced Hasim Rahman on 13 December 2008 and won by TKO. This was the third time Klitschko fought at the SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany. He dominated the fight, winning every round while making good use of his left jab. From the first bell the difference in physical strength was profound. Rahman seemed unable to withstand Klitschko's punch power. The referee finally called a stop to the one-sided contest in the 7th round after Rahman failed to respond to a series of good shots.

Klitschko vs. Chagaev

Klitschko was scheduled to face David Haye who pulled out within weeks of the fight complaining of a back injury. Salvaging the 20 June 2009 date and venue, Klitschko instead retained the IBF, WBO, IBO heavyweight titles and also won the vacant Ring Magazine heavyweight title by defeating replacement opponent and Ring #3 ranked Ruslan Chagaev when Chagaev retired after an onslaught of punches towards the end of the ninth round. As Chagaev was WBA champion in recess, the title was not on the line. Klitschko's win over Chagaev was seen as one of his most impressive performances in the ring. He controlled the tempo of the fight from the very beginning and hit Chagaev at will with the jab. He hit Chagaev with several hard right crosses and never allowed him to build momentum. Towards the end of the second round Klitschko caught Chagaev off balance and sent him to the canvas. Chagaev recovered but was dominated thereafter. This win had added significance because even though the WBA title was not on the line, many saw Klitschko as the rightful champion.

Klitschko vs. Chambers

On 9 December 2009, Klitschko's management group, K2 Promotions confirmed that a bout with Eddie Chambers has been agreed to take place in Germany on 20 March 2010. This mandatory title defense, originally scheduled for December 2009 had to be delayed due to a hand injury that Klitschko sustained in training that required surgery.

Klitschko defeated Chambers by knockout five seconds before the end of the final round. He was criticized between rounds by his trainer Emanuel Steward for not fighting aggressively enough despite having won all prior rounds and Chambers only fighting back weakly. Klitschko began punching more often during the final round than he had done before which eventually led to his left hook hitting Chambers to the forehead. The punch made Chambers fall forwards and lost consciousness for an extended period of time. The referee stepped in and called an end to the contest instantly.

Klitschko vs. Peter II

Following the match with Chambers, a unification fight between Klitschko and David Haye, who as of May 2009 held the WBA title, appeared to be in the offing. Klitschko called out the Briton on YouTube in April 2010, stating, "I want to send this message to boxing fans and directly to David Haye. David, you've bitched out on fighting both Klitschko brothers twice already and now's the time to make it happen. On behalf of the boxing fans around the world, I am officially calling you out to fight me. You can't run away from me forever and you need to follow through with this fight if you want to be respected. I'm ready. What're you waiting for?". Haye's trainer Adam Booth has indicated that Haye would be willing to accept the challenge. Both sides began negotiations for a potential fight and the bout was targeted for September. As the negotiations continued to move forward, the unification fight between Klitschko and Haye was expected to take place in Germany rather than England. The IBF set a deadline to end negotiations on 17 May. A few days before the 17 May deadline to make the unification bout, Haye said he was interested in fighting the older Klitschko, Vitali, rather than Vladimir.

The fight did not materialise and Klitschko took on mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin. On 17 May 2010, the 30-day period of negotiation began for Klitschko to defend his championship against Povetkin. Within this period, discussions to make a fight with Haye were still ongoing. At first, the bout between Klitschko and Povetkin was tentatively scheduled to take place in Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany, on 11 September 2010. In July 2010, it was confirmed that the bout would be taking place in Frankfurt. However, Povetkin, under trainer Teddy Atlas, backed out of the $2 million purse fight. Samuel Peter replaced Povetkin for the scheduled fight. Peter fought Klitschko on 11 September 2010, for the Ukrainian's IBF, WBO & IBO heavyweight titles. Klitschko won again, by knocking out Peter in the 10th round. Peter weighed in at 241 pounds, two pounds lighter than their first fight. Klitschko came in at a career heavy of 247 pounds. Both fighters had promised knockouts in the pre-fight build up. Peter started the fight very aggressively and caught Klitschko with a good left hook in the opening minute although Klitschko ended the round well. Peter was caught with three hard right-hands in the second round, one of which seemed to stun him. Peter tried to duck under the Klitschko jab, but was being tied up on the inside. After four rounds the fight became one-sided in Klitschko's favour. Peter's right eye was closing and he was taking heavy punishment. After the ninth round, Peter's trainer Abel Sanchez said he would give him one more round. Emmanuel Steward also implored Klitschko to be more aggressive. Peter swung wildly in the tenth and Klitschko put him down with a concussive combination. Referee Robert Byrd did not start a count and waved the fight off, awarding Klitschko the win by knockout.

Klitschko was set to fight Dereck Chisora on 11 December, but the fight was later called off on 8 December due to Klitschko tearing a muscle in his abdomen.

On 5 January 2011, it was announced that Dereck Chisora would get his fight with Klitschko. This enraged David Haye's trainer Adam Booth who described the move as a "disgrace" on a heated live phone-in with Sky Sports News. Booth alleged Haye had met every single one of Klitschko's demands The fight against Dereck Chisora was rescheduled for 30 April 2011, and was going to take place in SAP Arena, Mannheim. However, on 4 March, it was announced Klitschko pulled out of the fight due to not being fully recovered from a torn abdominal muscle. On 5 March, it was instead announced that the highly anticipated fight against David Haye will take place on 2 July 2011. The fight was contingent on Klitschko's recovery from a torn abdominal muscle injury. The contract was written so that if Klitschko is not fully healed, then Haye would fight his brother, Vitali.

Wladimir Klitschko vs. David Haye

Klitschko fought David Haye in a heavyweight unification fight for the WBA (Super), WBO, IBF, IBO & ''The Ring'' heavyweight titles. The fight took place at the Imtech Arena, Hamburg, Germany on 2 July 2011. Klitschko dominated the fight, statistically outlanding Haye nearly 2 to 1. Klitschko won by unanimous decision.

After Haye

On 6 October 2011 Wladimir Klitschko announced his next fight. It was originally to be on 10 December 2011 against the former cruiserweight champion, French Jean-Marc Mormeck. The fight would have taken place at Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf. It was to be Wladimir's first title defense of the WBA (Super) belt, he won against David Haye. The fight was billed ''Alle Gürtel. Ein Champion.'' (All belts. One Champion). However, on 5 December 2011, the fight was cancelled because Wladimir checked into a hospital to have a kidney stone removed. After the removal operation he suffered from fever and inflammation. Since then, the fight has been rescheduled for 3 March 2012.

Other interests

Klitschko appeared with Lennox Lewis in the motion picture ''Ocean's Eleven''. He is an avid chess player, kite-surfer, golfer, and humanitarian. Both Klitschko brothers have been involved in charitable activities dedicated to supporting the needs of children around the world. Both brothers have formed their own charities that contribute to children in need in Africa and South America. They won humanitarian awards for their "Fight For Peace" and "Sport for Good" projects in 2002 and 2007. In 2002, the Klitschko brothers announced that they had agreed to work specifically for UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), which supports more than 180 projects in 87 countries. Klitschko is also a passionate golfer and was seen playing in the Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland. The tournament was played over three courses in 2008 including St Andrews, Carnoustie, and Kingsbarns in Fife and Angus. Klitschko was named curator of the Ukrainian pavilion at the 2009 Venice Biennale. Klitschko starred in the music video for Chris Cornell's song "Part of Me" in 2008, alongside rising dancer Carlos Kerr Jr. and Method Man.

Personal life

Some media reported that Klitschko had been previously dating Yvonne Catterfeld; the relationship was played up in German comedies ''Keinohrhasen'' and ''Zweiohrküken''. After Vladimir's photo session held for ''Vanity Fair'' magazine with Karolína Kurková she also claimed to have a romantic relationship with the boxer. Alena Gerber was once his girlfriend.

In 2009 Klitschko began dating American actress Hayden Panettiere. Panettiere appeared at ringside at some of Klitschko's fights, including at Klitschko's 10th round KO victory over Samuel Peter. The couple broke up in May 2011.

Professional boxing record

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|align=left| Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |53–3 |align=left| Ruslan Chagaev ||| | |align=left| Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |52–3 |align=left| Hasim Rahman ||| | |align=left| SAP Arena, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |51–3 |align=left| Tony Thompson ||| | |align=left| Color Line Arena, Altona, Hamburg}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |50–3 |align=left| Sultan Ibragimov ||| | |align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |49–3 |align=left| Lamon Brewster ||| | |align=left| Kölnarena, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |48–3 |align=left| Ray Austin ||| | |align=left| SAP Arena, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |47–3 |align=left| Calvin Brock ||| | |align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |46–3 |align=left| Chris Byrd ||| | |align=left| SAP Arena, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |45–3 |align=left| Samuel Peter ||| | |align=left| Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |44–3 |align=left| Eliseo Castillo ||| | |align=left| Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |43–3 |align=left| DaVarryl Williamson ||| | |align=left| Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada}} |align=left| |- align=center |Loss |42–3 |align=left| Lamon Brewster ||| | |align=left| Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |42–2 |align=left| Danell Nicholson ||| | |align=left| Ostseehalle, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |41–2 |align=left| Fabio Eduardo Moli ||| | |align=left| Olympiahalle, Munich, Bayern}} |align=left| |- align=center |Loss |40–2 |align=left| Corrie Sanders ||| | |align=left| Preussag Arena, Hannover, Niedersachsen}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |40–1 |align=left| Jameel McCline ||| | |align=left| Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |39–1 |align=left| Ray Mercer ||| | |align=left| Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |38–1 |align=left| Francois Botha ||| | |align=left| Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |37–1 |align=left| Charles Shufford ||| | |align=left| Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |36–1 |align=left| Derrick Jefferson ||| | |align=left| Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, Munich, Bayern}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |35–1 |align=left| Chris Byrd ||| | |align=left| Kölnarena, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |34–1 |align=left| Monte Barrett ||| | |align=left| New London Arena, Millwall, London}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |33–1 |align=left| David Bostice ||| | |align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |32–1 |align=left| Paea Wolfgramm ||| | |align=left| Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Alsterdorf, Hamburg}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |31–1 |align=left| Lajos Eros ||| | |align=left| Stadionsporthalle, Hannover, Niedersachsen}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |30–1 |align=left| Phil Jackson ||| | |align=left| The Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |29–1 |align=left| Axel Schulz ||| | |align=left| Kölnarena, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |28–1 |align=left| Joseph Chingangu ||| | |align=left| Philips Halle, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |27–1 |align=left| Tony LaRosa ||| | |align=left| Sport Palace, Budapest, Central Hungary}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |26–1 |align=left| Everett Martin ||| | |align=left| Circus Krone, Munich, Bayern}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |25–1 |align=left| Zoran Vujecic ||| | |align=left| Maritim Hotel, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg}} |align=left| |- align=center |Loss |24–1 |align=left| Ross Puritty ||| | |align=left| Sports Palace, Kiev, Kiev Oblast}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |24–0 |align=left| Donnell Wingfield ||| | |align=left| Circus Krone, Munich, Bayern}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |23–0 |align=left| Eli Dixon ||| | |align=left| Prinz-Garden Halle, Augsburg, Bayern}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |22–0 |align=left| Steve Pannell ||| | |align=left| Arena Oberhausen, Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |21–0 |align=left| Carlos Monroe ||| | |align=left| Grand Casino Avoyelles, Marksville, Louisiana}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |20–0 |align=left| Najee Shaheed ||| | |align=left| Circus Krone, Munich, Bayern}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |19–0 |align=left| Cody Koch ||| | |align=left| Oberrheinhalle, Offenburg, Baden-Württemberg}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |18–0 |align=left| Everett Martin ||| | |align=left| Sporthalle, Wandsbek, Hamburg}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |17–0 |align=left| Marcus McIntyre ||| | |align=left| Maritim Hotel, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |16–0 |align=left| Derrick Lampkins ||| | |align=left| Oberrheinhalle, Offenburg, Baden-Württemberg}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |15–0 |align=left| Ladislav Husarik ||| | |align=left| Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Alsterdorf, Hamburg}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |14–0 |align=left| Jerry Halstead ||| | |align=left| Stadthalle, Offenbach, Hessen}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |13–0 |align=left| Marcos Gonzalez ||| | |align=left| Stadthalle, Cottbus, Brandenburg}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |12–0 |align=left| James Pritchard ||| | |align=left| Tivoli Eissporthalle, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |11–0 |align=left| Biko Botowamungu ||| | |align=left| Maritim Hotel, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |10–0 |align=left| Gilberto Williamson ||| | |align=left| Berlethalle, Hagen, Nordrhein-Westfalen}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |9–0 |align=left| Salvador Maciel ||| | |align=left| Oberrheinhalle, Offenburg, Baden-Württemberg}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |8–0 |align=left| Paul Ashley ||| | |align=left| Arena Oberhausen, Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |7–0 |align=left| Mark Wills ||| | |align=left| Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt, Hessen}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |6–0 |align=left| Mark Young ||| | |align=left| Eurogress, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |5–0 |align=left| Carlos Monroe ||| | |align=left| Stadthalle, Cottbus, Brandenburg}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |4–0 |align=left| Troy Weida ||| | |align=left| Maritim Hotel, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |3–0 |align=left| Bill Corrigan ||| | |align=left| Zoo-Gesellschaftshaus, Frankfurt, Hessen}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |2–0 |align=left| Exum Speight ||| | |align=left| Nova Arena, Wiener Neustadt, Niederösterreich}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |1–0 |align=left| Fabian Meza ||| | |align=left| Sporthalle, Wandsbek, Hamburg}} |align=left| |- align=center

References

External links

Vladimir Klitschko Fight-by-Fight Career Record

Klitschko movie 2011

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{{s-ttl | title=IBO Heavyweight Champion | years = April 22, 2006 – ''present''}}

{{s-ttl| title=WBO Heavyweight Champion | years=February 23, 2008 – ''present''}} |- {{s-ttl|title=''The Ring'' Heavyweight Champion | years=June 20, 2009 – ''present''}}

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Coordinates	19°46′12″N43°51′2″N
Name	David Haye
Realname	David Haye
Nickname	The Hayemaker
Weight	Heavyweight
Height
Reach
Nationality	English
Birth date	October 13, 1980
Birth place	Bermondsey, London, England
Style	Orthodox
Total	27
Wins	25
Ko	23
Losses	2
Website	www.david-haye.co.uk }}

}} David Deron Haye (born 13 October 1980) is a retired English professional boxer,

Haye is the former WBA heavyweight champion. He is also the former unified world cruiserweight champion, holding the WBA, WBC, WBO, and ''The Ring'' cruiserweight titles, and the former European cruiserweight champion.

Amateur

Haye started his ambition and passion for boxing at old-school boxing gym Fitzroy Lodge Boxing Club in Lambeth, South London, where he quickly impressed and confidently won his first amateur bouts.

In 1999, 18-year-old Haye participated at the world amateur championships in Houston, Texas, USA at light-heavyweight but was eliminated by experienced American Michael Simms early in the contest.

At the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Belfast, Northern Ireland he fought in the heavyweight 201 lb division where he beat world class Sebastian Köber to reach the final where he gave Odlanier Solís a standing eight count before being stopped by the Cuban in round three, and taking the silver medal.

Professional career

Cruiserweight

Based in Bermondsey, London, England, Haye turned professional in December 2002, aged 22, knocking out Tony Booth in two rounds.

In 2003 he won seven fights, two of which include the only fights Haye has fought in the United States. He won all by knockout, the most notable being a fourth round KO of Denmark's Lolenga Mock, in which Haye had to come off the floor to win.

Haye's fights were regularly seen on the BBC and his popularity began to grow in 2004, when he dispatched the 39-year-old ex-world champion "King" Arthur Williams in three rounds.

Later that year, in his eleventh pro fight, he fought 40-year-old former WBO champion Carl Thompson in a 'youth vs experience' matchup. Haye started fast and alarmingly caught Thompson with constant barrages of power punches, coming close to forcing a stoppage at numerous points over the first few rounds.

Gradually, despite the early punishment he received, Thompson warmed up and worked his way into the fight whilst Haye seemed to tire and slow down. Thompson began to pressure Haye and knocked Haye down with a chopping right hand in round 5. With seven seconds left in the round, Thompson landed two jabs followed by a flush right hand which cleanly caught a fatigued Haye, and compelled Haye's corner to throw in the towel.

Haye returned against Estonian Valery Semishkur, winning by TKO in round 1, then defeated Garry Delaney by a third round TKO. Following two more fights against Glen Kelly and Vincenzo Rossitto, Haye faced Alexander Gurov for the EBU cruiserweight championship. Haye easily knocked out Gurov with a single right hand in just 45 seconds.

In January 2006, Haye signed a three-year contract with former Lennox Lewis promoter Frank Maloney to further his world title ambitions. He successfully defended his EBU title against Ismail Abdoul and future world champion Giacobbe Fragomeni, with the latter fight being a WBC eliminator.

Haye's cameo at heavyweight in April 2007 resulted in an impressive first-round KO win over Polish fighter Tomasz Bonin, who at the time was ranked No. 11 by the WBC and had only one loss, against Audley Harrison.

World cruiserweight champion

Haye challenged Jean-Marc Mormeck on 10 November 2007 for the WBA, WBC, & The Ring cruiserweight titles. Haye defeated Mormeck by knockout in the seventh round, despite Haye needing to rally after being knocked down by Mormeck in the fourth. The victory confirmed Haye's arrival as a genuine world class fighter.

The Mormeck fight was expected to be Haye's last fight in the cruiserweight division. Haye himself admitted that he struggles to make weight and feels that he can only box at "70 or 80 per cent" of his potential as a cruiserweight. However Haye would be tempted into a unification cruiserweight bout for the most lucrative fight of Hsye's career.

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Haye and Enzo Maccarinelli met in an all-British world cruiserweight title fight in the early hours of 9 March 2008. Haye's WBA, WBC, & ''The Ring'' titles were at stake, while Maccarinelli's WBO title was on the line. British trade paper ''Boxing News'' produced a pullout special on the match. Widely billed as the biggest all-British bout since Chris Eubank met Nigel Benn. As both fighters are hard punchers with excellent KO records, a short fight was predicted. These predictions proved to be correct, as Haye knocked out Maccarinelli in the second round of the contest. Commenting on the fight and of the prospect of working again with Frank Warren, Maccarinelli's promoter, Haye said, "We thank Frank for sacrificing Maccarinelli, but we'd feel immense guilt if we took any more free money from Sports Network. I have a hard enough time sleeping at night as it is."

Heavyweight

Haye described the victory over Maccarinelli as "the final piece" in his cruiserweight jigsaw. Haye then defeated heavyweight Monte Barrett at The O2 Arena in London on 15 November 2008, winning via TKO in the fifth round.

WBC Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko confirmed he would defend his title in a fight with Haye to take place on 20 June 2009, at Stamford Bridge in London. Instead, his younger brother, WBO, IBO & IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko agreed to fight Haye the same date in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Haye pulled out of the fight claiming a back injury.

WBA heavyweight champion

Haye then confirmed that he would meet the WBA champion Nikolay Valuev on 7 November 2009 in the Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg, Germany. Haye's trainer Adam Booth claimed it was a fight that Valuev wanted; it was billed as David and Goliath. Haye weighed in at 217 pounds, almost 100 lbs less than his opponent. Haye said about Valuev: "He is the ugliest thing I have ever seen. I have watched ''Lord of the Rings'' and films with strange looking people, but for a human being to look like he does is pretty shocking."

Haye beat Valuev in a reserved display of accuracy and efficiency, countering Valuev's misses, jabbing and circling his much larger opponent. Haye came close to knocking down Valuev in the final round with a hard left hand, which made Valuev stumble. Haye won with scores of 114–114 (ITA), 116–112 (USA) and 116–112 (ESP). Haye is the first and currently only boxer in the history of the sport to be seven stone or more lighter than an opponent in a World title fight and still come out victorious.

On 3 April 2010 Haye defeated John Ruiz in his first WBA title defence at the Manchester Arena by TKO in the ninth round after knocking him down four times during the fight excluding a point deduction for hitting Ruiz on the back of his head in round one. This was only the second time Ruiz has been stopped, after being knocked out in round one by David Tua fourteen years prior to facing David Haye. After the fight, Haye immediately called on both Klitschko brothers, after claiming their recent challengers Eddie Chambers and Chris Arreola were "a disgrace to boxing."

It was confirmed on 7 September 2010 that Haye would fight Audley Harrison on 13 November 2010 at the Manchester Arena. The press conference for the bout became heated, leading to the two fighters swearing at each other on live television. On 13 November 2010, Haye defeated Harrison with one minute, seven seconds remaining of the third round by TKO. Southpaw Harrison landed one jab during the entire fight. He staggered to his feet after being knocked down, only for Haye to immediately pounce right back on him, hitting him with another flurry of punches. The referee intervened and ended the bout.

Haye's plans to unify the heavyweight division took a major setback in January 2011 when it was revealed that Tomas Adamek would fight one of the Klitschko brothers in September 2011, before his planned retirement in October of that year. However, in April 2011, it was announced that Haye and Wladimir Klitschko had agreed to meet at the Imtech Arena in Hamburg on 2 July 2011.

Wladimir Klitschko vs David Haye

Wladimir Klitschko versus David Haye was a heavyweight unification fight for the WBA, IBF, WBO and The Ring heavyweight titles, the fight taking place at the Imtech Arena, Hamburg, Germany on 2 July 2011 This was the only heavyweight unification fight since Wladimir Klitschko and Sultan Ibragimov fought back in 2008. It was then when Wladimir Klitschko beat Ibragimov and added his WBO title to his IBF title. Klitschko defeated Haye by a unanimous decision to become the unified WBA Super, IBF, WBO, and ''The Ring'' heavyweight champion. The official scores were: 118-108, 117-109 and 116-110, which were all in favour of Klitschko.

Retirement

BBBC chief Robert Smith told The Sun on October 11, 2011 that David Haye had informed him that he would not be not renewing his boxing licence therefore retiring from the sport. Haye has had a long standing plan to retire early from the sport. After the Harrison fight Haye said his plans to retire before he is 31 had not altered, saying "I will have achieved what I wanted to achieve – undisputed cruiserweight champion, unify the heavyweight division and then call it a day." In December 2010, during the negotiations to fight Wladimir Klitschko, Haye said if the fight did not happen, "I'll just have to accept that becoming the WBA champion was enough and move on with my life. That'll be 20 years of getting punched in the face, which is a long enough time. I set my goals and achieved them so unifying the titles is the cherry on the cake but if it doesn't happen it wasn't meant to be and I've just got to get on with my life".

Vitali Klitschko vs David Haye negotiations

Haye put retirement on hold and was in negotiations for a possible bout with WBC heavyweight title holder Vitali Klitschko on 3 March 2012. However, Klitschko went on to schedule a fight with Dereck Chisora on 18 February 2012.

Personal information

Haye attended Bacon's College in Rotherhithe, South East London. His training camp is based in Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus and he has worn the Northern Cyprus flag on his shorts alongside the Flag of St. George and the Union Flag in the past. David Haye was awarded with the citizenship of North Cyprus due to his contributions to the North Cyprus. Haye is married and has a son called Cassius, named after Cassius Clay. He supports London football team Millwall. On 20 October 2010, he was awarded an honourary doctorate from Anglia Ruskin University, at the graduation ceremony in the Cambridge Corn Exchange. Haye's successful defences of his title against Ruiz and Harrison saw Haye be selected for the final 10 shortlist for the 2010 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award.

Professional boxing record

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|25 Wins (23 KOs), 2 Defeats |- style="text-align:center; background:#e3e3e3;" | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Res. | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Record | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Opponent | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Type | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Round | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Date | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Location | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Notes |- align=center |Loss||25–2||align=left| Wladimir Klitschko ||||| |align=left| Imtech Arena, Altona, Hamburg}} | |- align=center |Win||25–1||align=left| Audley Harrison ||||| |align=left| Manchester Arena, Manchester, North West England}} | |- align=center |Win||24–1||align=left| John Ruiz ||||| |align=left| Manchester Arena, Manchester, North West England}} | |- align=center |Win||23–1||align=left| Nikolai Valuev ||||| |align=left| Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg, Bavaria}} | |- align=center |Win||22–1||align=left| Monte Barrett ||||| |align=left| O₂ Arena, Greenwich, London}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win||21–1||align=left| Enzo Maccarinelli ||||| |align=left| O₂ Arena, Greenwich, London}} | |- align=center |Win||20–1||align=left| Jean-Marc Mormeck ||||| |align=left| Stade Marcel Cerdan, Paris, Île-de-France}} | |- align=center |Win||19–1||align=left| Tomasz Bonin ||||| |align=left| Wembley Arena, Wembley, London}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win||18–1||align=left| Giacobbe Fragomeni ||||| |align=left| York Hall, Bethnal Green, London}} | |- align=center |Win||17–1||align=left| Ismail Abdoul ||||| |align=left| Leisure Centre, Altrincham, Greater Manchester}} | |- align=center |Win||16–1||align=left| Lasse Johansen ||||| |align=left| York Hall, Bethnal Green, London}} | |- align=center |Win||15–1||align=left| Alexander Gurov ||||| |align=left| Leisure Centre, Bracknell, Berkshire}} | |- align=center |Win||14–1||align=left| Vincenzo Rossitto ||||| |align=left| Leisure Centre, Huddersfield, Yorkshire}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win||13–1||align=left| Glen Kelly ||||| |align=left| Magna Centre, Rotherham, Yorkshire}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win||12–1||align=left| Garry Delaney ||||| |align=left| Fountain Leisure Centre, Brentford, London}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win||11–1||align=left| Valeri Semiskur ||||| |align=left| Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, Yorkshire}} |align=left| |- align=center |Loss||10–1||align=left| Carl Thompson ||||| |align=left| Wembley Arena, Wembley, London}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win||10–0||align=left| Arthur Williams ||||| |align=left| Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, Berkshire}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win||9–0||align=left| Hastings Rasani ||||| |align=left| Wembley Arena, Wembley, London}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win||8–0||align=left| Tony Dowling ||||| |align=left| York Hall, Bethnal Green, London}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win||7–0||align=left| Lolenga Mock ||||| |align=left| Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, Berkshire}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win||6–0||align=left| Greg Scott-Briggs ||||| |align=left| York Hall, Bethnal Green, London}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win||5–0||align=left| Vance Winn ||||| |align=left| The Playboy Mansion, Beverly Hills, California}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win||4–0||align=left| Phil Day ||||| |align=left| Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, Berkshire}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win||3–0||align=left| Roger Bowden ||||| |align=left| Seville Hotel, Miami, Florida}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win||2–0||align=left| Saber Zairi ||||| |align=left| Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire}} |align=left| |- align=center |Win||1–0||align=left| Tony Booth ||||| |align=left| York Hall, Bethnal Green, London}} |

References

External links

David Haye's MySpace

{{s-ttl | title=WBC Cruiserweight Champion| years=November 10, 2007 – May 12, 2008Vacated}} |- {{s-ttl | title=WBA Cruiserweight Super Champion| years=November 10, 2007 – May 12, 2008Vacated}} {{s-aft|after=Firat Arslan | as=Champion}} {{s-ttl | title=''The Ring'' Cruiserweight Champion| years=November 10, 2007 – May 23, 2008Vacated}} |- {{s-ttl | title=WBO Cruiserweight Champion| years=March 8, 2008 – May 12, 2008Vacated}} |- {{s-ttl | rows=2 | title=WBA Heavyweight Champion| years=November 7, 2009 – July 2, 2011''Lost bid for Super Title}}

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Coordinates	19°46′12″N43°51′2″N
Name	Yuri Foreman
Weight	Super Welterweight
Height
Nationality	Israeli
Birth date	August 05, 1980
Birth place	Gomel, Belarus
Style	Orthodox
Total	31
Wins	28
Losses	2
Draws	0
No contests	1
Ko	8 }}

Yuri Foreman (born August 5, 1980) is a Belarusian-born Israeli-American professional boxer. He is a former World Boxing Association (WBA) super welterweight champion. Foreman turned professional in January of 2002 in the Junior Middleweight Division and remained undefeated for 29 fights until June 5, 2010, in which he lost by TKO in the ninth round to Miguel Cotto.

Early life

Foreman was born in Gomel, Belarus, then a part of the Soviet Union. He started out as a swimmer, but his mother signed him up for boxing lessons at age 7 after he experienced anti-Semitic bullying and beatings. At age 9, he emigrated with his family to Israel. Boxing was not popular in Israel and they were few boxing gyms. He trained at an Arab gym. "The first time I walked in, I saw the stares. In their eyes, there was a lot of hatred. But I needed to box; and boy, did they all want to box me. After a while, the wall that was between us melted. We all wanted the same thing. I traveled with them as teammates. It helped that I won almost all the time. And finally, we became friends," said Foreman on his early days in boxing. In Israel he became an amateur boxer and won 3 national boxing championships. In 1999, Foreman moved to Brooklyn, New York. His first job was in the Garment District in Manhattan, where he made deliveries and swept the floors for a clothing store. At the same time, he began training at Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn. There, he met his future wife, Leyla Leidecker an Hungarian model and amateur boxer.

Amateur career

In 2000, Foreman lost the New York Golden Gloves in the final, but came back in 2001 to win the tournament. During his amateur career, Foreman compiled a 75–5 record.

Professional career

At the onset of his professional career, Foreman's management team was unsuccessful procuring appropriate fights. Foreman struggled financially. Around 2004, Foreman met Murray Wilson who became his manager. Wilson signed Foreman up with Bob Arum's Top Rank promotion company. In 2004, Foreman married Leyla Leidecker.

Light middleweight

On June 3, 2006, Foreman defeated Jesus Felipe Valverde, but tore ligaments in his left hand in the process. His next scheduled fight was June 9, 2007 facing the favored Anthony Thompson (23 (17 KOs)-2-0) of Philadelphia in Madison Square Garden on the undercard of the Miguel Cotto-Zab Judah fight. Prior to the fight, Foreman moved his training grounds from Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn to Joe Grier's gym in Paterson, New Jersey. Foreman won a tactical 10-round split decision, with the scores 97–93 and 96–94 for Foreman, and 96–94 for Thompson. Representatives for Germany-based 70-kg (154-pound) titlist Sergei Dzindziruk scouted the fight, with the intention of offering a title shot to the winner.

In September 2007, he was ranked as the 8th-best welterweight (67 kg, or 147 pounds) challenger by the World Boxing Association.

In December 2007, Foreman won a 10-round split decision over Andrey Tsurkan (25–3; 16 KOs), to take the North American Boxing Federation super welterweight title from him at the Paradise Theater on Grand Concourse in The Bronx, New York City.

In April 2008 he beat 28–4–0 Saúl Román in a unanimous decision. While training for the fight, he was also studying to become a rabbi. In October 2008, he defeated Vinroy Barrett (22–7, 11 KOs) from Kingston, Jamaica, on the Hopkins-Pavlik undercard.

Foreman defeated James Moore (16–1; 10 KOs), in a 10-round unanimous decision for Foreman’s NABF title at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on December 13, 2008. In the five outings leading up to the Moore fight, Foreman won decisions over fighters with a cumulative record of 118–17–2.

WBA title

On November 14, 2009, Foreman defeated Daniel Santos by a 12-round unanimous decision to become the new WBA super welterweight champion and Israel's first WBA champion. He also became Israel's first world boxing champion.

In early January 2010, Foreman began talks with Bob Arum to arrange for himself and Filipino boxer seven-division world champion Manny Pacquiao, to meet on March 13, 2010. However, Pacquiao rejected the offer.

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Foreman fought Miguel Cotto on June 5, 2010, the first fight to take place at the new Yankee Stadium. Foreman went down from a slip in the 7th Round when his already braced, right knee buckled. He got back to his feet and continued fighting despite heavily favoring the knee. After a few more falls from the knee giving out and Cotto beginning to land, Foreman's trainer Joe Grier threw in the towel midway through the 8th Round. Naturally, the ring filled with both camps and officials. Cotto and Foreman even embraced, believing it was over. Feeling that Foreman was in no immediate danger, however, Referee Arthur Mercante Jr. asked him if he wanted to continue, and he did. While the crowd was not sure what was happening, the ring was cleared after a delay of a couple of minutes and the fight resumed with about half the round remaining. Cotto landed a left hook to the body and Foreman went down 42 seconds into the 9th Round, seemingly as much from the blow as from his inability to put weight on the leg, and Mercante called off the fight.

In interviews after the fight, Cotto said "He was working on one leg, but I still kept fighting.” When asked why he continued after injuring his leg, Foreman said, "I'm a world champion -- now a former world champion -- and you don't just quit." Adding, "A world champion needs to keep on fighting."

A week after the fight, Foreman had surgery on his right knee, which had been injured since he was 15 years old. He faced about six months of recovery from the surgery. On March 2, 2011, Foreman battled Polish Light Middleweight boxer Pawel Wolak, his first fight since his surgery, but lost.

Jewish heritage and rabbinic studies

Foreman, "the first Orthodox Jew to own a world title since Barney Ross held championships in two divisions in 1935", is one of three top contemporary Jewish boxers. The others are Dmitry Salita (30–1–1), a junior welterweight, and heavyweight Roman Greenberg (27–1–0).

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In the post-fight interview of his December 2007 win over Andrey Tsurkan, Foreman raised his hands and wished the television audience a happy Chanukah. Foreman, who wears a Star of David on his boxing trunks, is an aspiring rabbi. "Boxing is sometimes spiritual in its own way," he said. "You have the physical and mental challenges in boxing, just like you have lots of challenges in exploring the different levels of Judaism. They are different but the same."

Foreman studies the Talmud and Jewish mysticism in the morning, trains for boxing in the afternoon and attends rabbinical classes twice a week at the IYYUN Institute, a Jewish educational center in Gowanus. "Yuri is a very good student," said Rabbi DovBer Pinson, an author and lecturer who is Foreman's teacher. "Most people (in the class) who find out that he's a boxer are very surprised. He doesn't have that boxing personality, at least in the perception of what a boxer is. He's not the rough kid on the block. He's a sweet, easy-going kid."

TV and film

Foreman has appeared numerous times in nationally televised fights on ESPN, Showtime, HBO and Versus, and on talk shows such as ''Jimmy Kimmel Live''. He appeared in the film ''Fighting'', which starred Channing Tatum and Terrence Howard. Foreman's wife, Leyla Leidecker, is making documentary about women's amateur boxing in the Golden Gloves. Foreman also appeared on a radio program titled "American Sports" which airs on rustymikeradio.com.

Professional boxing record

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|28 Wins (8 knockouts), 2 Loss, 0 Draws,1 No Contest |- style="text-align:center; background:#e3e3e3;" | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Res. | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Record | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Opponent | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Type | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Rd., Time | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Date | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Location | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Notes |-align=center |Loss||28-2||align=left| Paweł Wolak |RTD||, 3:00|| |align=left| MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada}} |align=left| |- align=center |Loss |28–1 |align=left| Miguel Cotto |TKO || 9 , 0:42 |2010-06-05 || align=left| Bronx, New York, USA |align=left| |- align=center |Win |28–0 |align=left| Daniel Santos |UD || 12 |2009-11-14 || align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |align=left| |- align=center |style="background:#dae2f1;"|NC |27–0 |align=left| Cornelius Bundrage |NC || 3 |2009-06-27 || align=left| Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |align=left| |- align=center |Win |27–0 |align=left| James Moore |UD || 10 |2008-12-13 || align=left| Brooklyn, New York, USA |align=left| |- align=center |Win |26–0 |align=left| Vinroy Barrett |UD || 10 |2008-10-18 || align=left| Brooklyn, New York, USA |align=left| |- align=center |Win |25–0 |align=left| Saúl Román |UD || 10 |2008-04-03 || align=left| Brooklyn, New York, USA |align=left| |- align=center |Win |24–0 |align=left| Andrey Tsurkan |SD || 10 |2007-12-06 || align=left| Bronx, New York, USA |align=left| |- align=center |Win |23–0 |align=left| Anthony Thompson |SD || 10 |2007-06-09 || align=left| New York, New York, USA |align=left| |- align=center |Win |22–0 |align=left| Donny McCrary |UD || 10 |2006-12-02 || align=left| Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |align=left| |- align=center |Win |21–0 |align=left| Jesus Felipe Valverde |UD || 10 |2006-06-03 || align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |align=left| |- align=center |Win |20–0 |align=left| Jimmy LeBlanc |KO || 1 , 2:49 |2006-02-04 || align=left| Boston, Massachusetts, USA |align=left| |- align=center |Win |19–0 |align=left| Troy Lowry |UD || 10 |2005-10-21 || align=left| Hollywood, Florida, USA |align=left| |- align=center |Win |18–0 |align=left| Kevin Cagle |UD || 8 |2005-05-06 || align=left| Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA |align=left| |- align=center |Win |17–0 |align=left| Jesus Soto Karass |UD || 8 |2005-02-24 || align=left| New York, New York, USA |align=left| |- align=center |Win |16–0 |align=left| Shakir Ashanti |TKO || 2 , 1:07 |2004-11-13 || align=left| New York, New York, USA |align=left| |- align=center |Win |15–0 |align=left| Joshua Onyango |UD || 6 |2004-07-23 || align=left| Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |align=left| |- align=center |Win |14–0 |align=left| Calvin Shakir |UD || 6 |2004-04-15 || align=left| New York, New York, USA |align=left| |- align=center |Win |13–0 |align=left| Anthony Ivory |UD || 6 |2004-01-16 || align=left| Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |align=left| |- align=center |Win |12–0 |align=left| Israel Garcia |UD || 8 |2003-10-24 || align=left| Bushkill, Pennsylvania, USA |align=left| |- align=center |Win |11–0 |align=left| Sammy Sparkman |UD || 6 |2003-06-03 || align=left| Uncasville, Connecticut, USA |align=left| |- align=center |Win |10–0 |align=left| Charles Clark |TKO || 2 , 1:40 |2003-04-26 || align=left| Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA |align=left| |- align=center |Win |9–0 |align=left| James Johnson |TKO || 1 , ?:?? |2003-03-29 || align=left| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |align=left| |- align=center |Win |8–0 |align=left| Will Evans |KO || 1 , 1:28 |2003-01-25 || align=left| Temecula, California, USA |align=left| |- align=center |Win |7–0 |align=left| Andre Trunov |UD || 6 |2003-01-10 || align=left| Uncasville, Connecticut, USA |align=left| |- align=center |Win |6–0 |align=left| Jose Luis Almanzar |UD || 4 |2002-08-30 || align=left| New York, New York, USA |align=left| |- align=center |Win |5–0 |align=left| Michael Corleone |TKO || 2 , 1:40 |2002-06-20 || align=left| Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA |align=left| |- align=center |Win |4–0 |align=left| Michael Doaks |UD || 6 |2002-04-27 || align=left| New York, New York, USA |align=left| |- align=center |Win |3–0 |align=left| George Armenta |MD || 6 |2002-03-21 || align=left| Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA |align=left| |- align=center |Win |2–0 |align=left| Tommy Attardo |TKO || 3 , ?:?? |2002-03-15 || align=left| New York, New York, USA |align=left| |- align=center |Win |1–0 |align=left| Israel Felix |TKO || 1 , ?:?? |2002-01-24 || align=left| New York, New York, USA |align=left|

See also

List of Jews in sports#Boxers

References

External links

Official website

Professional Championship

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